The top Canadian short positions as at April 30th. Thank you reader BF for the headsup.
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| Short positions outstanding at Apr. 30/09 (with changes from Apr. 15/09). | |||
| Largest Short Positions | |||
| Security | Ticker | Total Short | Change |
| Teck Resources | TCK.B | 30907028 | -1130592 |
| New Gold | NGD | 18332450 | 2929019 |
| Eldorado Gold | ELD | 17111120 | 30392 |
| Ivanhoe Mines | IVN | 15783677 | 615801 |
| Kinross Gold | K | 14581462 | -1976018 |
| Red Back Mining | RBI | 13137941 | -383640 |
| Lundin Mining | LUN | 12971093 | -2821133 |
| Thompson Creek Metals | TCM | 12107626 | 1716210 |
| Mercator Minerals | ML | 8114369 | 6441664 |
| Sherritt International | S | 7948535 | -2632410 |
| Osisko Mining | OSK | 7791480 | -655745 |
| Uranium One | UUU | 7763558 | -518240 |
| FNX Mining | FNX | 5792100 | -636781 |
| Agnico-Eagle Mines | AEM | 5420162 | 177736 |
| Silver Wheaton | SLW | 4514178 | 241178 |
| Largest Increase in Short Position | |||
| Security | Ticker | Total Short | Change |
| Mercator Minerals | ML | 8114369 | 6441664 |
| New Gold | NGD | 18332450 | 2929019 |
| Anvil Mining | AVM | 2885600 | 2705347 |
| Capstone Mining | CS | 2522166 | 2359757 |
| Thompson Creek Metals | TCM | 12107626 | 1716210 |
| Largest Decrease in Short Position | |||
| Security | Ticker | Total Short | Change |
| Equinox Minerals | EQN | 1973347 | -5704853 |
| Lundin Mining | LUN | 12971093 | -2821133 |
| Sherritt International | S | 7948535 | -2632410 |
| Central Fund Of Canada | CEF.A | 12437 | -2222596 |
| Quadra Mining | QUA | 835170 | -2118314 |
| TSX Venture Short Positions | |||
| Short positions outstanding at Apr. 30/09 (with changes from Apr. 15/09). | |||
| Largest Short Positions | |||
| Security | Ticker | Total Short | Change |
| Romarco Minerals | R | 1550000 | 48500 |
| San Gold | SGR | 1328400 | 453800 |
| Alturas Minerals | ALT | 733333 | 0 |
| Verena Minerals | VML | 536500 | 536500 |
| Iberian Minerals | IZN | 535500 | 535500 |
| Andean American Mining | AAG | 467686 | 467686 |
| Alix Resources | AIX | 350000 | 350000 |
| Azteca Gold | AZG | 300000 | 290000 |
| New Guinea Gold | NGG | 225000 | 25000 |
| Whitemud Resources | WMK | 215932 | -620 |
| Forum Uranium | FDC | 192000 | 192000 |
| Columbus Gold | CGT | 186500 | 186500 |
| Evolving Gold | EVG | 184500 | 184500 |
| Constellation Copper | CCU.H | 170000 | 0 |
| Metanor Resources | MTO | 160641 | -222 |
| Largest Increase in Short Position | |||
| Security | Ticker | Total Short | Change |
| Verena Minerals | VML | 536500 | 536500 |
| Iberian Minerals | IZN | 535500 | 535500 |
| Andean American Mining | AAG | 467686 | 467686 |
| San Gold | SGR | 1328400 | 453800 |
| Alix Resources | AIX | 350000 | 350000 |
| Largest Decrease in Short Position | |||
| Security | Ticker | Total Short | Change |
| Hawthorne Gold | HGC | 91900 | -609000 |
| Full Metal Minerals | FMM | 66000 | -497500 |
| African Gold Group | AGG | 0 | -473814 |
| Gold Wheaton Gold Corp. | GLW.WT | 0 | -430000 |
| NWT Uranium | NWT | 1000 | -242000 |